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Object Number
77-5-60/11081
Display Title
Swanpan - calculating machine
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Abacus, carved wood, divided box construction, dowels holding beads
Classification
- Abacus
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1877 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Wood, Stain
Dimensions
Overall: 15.5 x 28.9 x 2.6 cm (6 1/8 x 11 3/8 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
11.081
Credit Line
Gift of Thomas G. Cary, 1877
Provenance
Collector
Thomas G. Cary
Donor
Donated by
Thomas G. Cary
(25 Jan 1877)
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